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0 pointssocillion12y ago0 comments

If it doesn't work without JS, is it going to work in a screen reader? Should developers have to implement extra functionality for the < 1% of people who are blind?

Nobody is forcing developers to give a damn about accessibility, but it's a bit sad that so many have thrown graceful degradation out the window.

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btgeekboy12y ago

The way I understand it (and I don't claim to be an expert): yes, it will work. Modern screen readers let the browser handle the JS and related parts, and it reads the displayed text.

justincormack12y ago

Screen readers can generally cope with much use if JavaScript now.

dthunt12y ago

key word 'much'. That's like saying something 'mostly' works and therefor 'it's not a problem'.

justincormack12y ago

No, I meant it can be made to work, you of course need to test it.

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0 pointssocillion12y ago0 comments

If it doesn't work without JS, is it going to work in a screen reader? Should developers have to implement extra functionality for the < 1% of people who are blind?

Nobody is forcing developers to give a damn about accessibility, but it's a bit sad that so many have thrown graceful degradation out the window.

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btgeekboy12y ago

The way I understand it (and I don't claim to be an expert): yes, it will work. Modern screen readers let the browser handle the JS and related parts, and it reads the displayed text.

justincormack12y ago

Screen readers can generally cope with much use if JavaScript now.

dthunt12y ago

key word 'much'. That's like saying something 'mostly' works and therefor 'it's not a problem'.

justincormack12y ago

No, I meant it can be made to work, you of course need to test it.

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